A weeping willow tree towers 30 feet in the air as a giant oasis on the horizon. Made of steel with brilliant copper leaves, it will dazzle its viewers by day reflecting sunlight dancing out across the desert. Once in her draping branches, AURORA provides a place to meet and commune in the cooling shade. It will also offer benches to sit on and exchange conversation.

At night, AURORA transforms into a place of light and color with 15,000 3-color LEDs embedded into branches that depict seasonal changes: spring, summer, fall and winter.

Charles is a founding member of the Flaming Lotus Girls and has helped the group create their fiery art for the last 7 years. Charles creates beautiful sculptures that incorporate mixed metals, interactive and kinetic elements, and light and fire. All his sculptures change and enhance the environment in which they are shown, and invite the viewer to not only behold the art as spectacle, but also engage in it as a sensory experience.

We are asking the Burning Man community to help us with our supplemental fundraising efforts to help bring this spectacular piece to the playa and beyond.

Crunch Mode, a term near and dear to most creative projects, perhaps you have heard of it? All the months of planning are coming into focus as we enter the main build phase of this spectacular piece. Aurora will be absolutely amazing and we hope a big part of your Alkaline Dreams.

Nearly all of the principle mechanical and electronic components are in-house and we are really getting traction on Aurora's realization. As much fun it would be, we have not yet had to leg wrestle the Flaming Lotus Girls for space at the Box Shop where both Aurora and Tympani Lambada are being built.

Again, thanks for supporting Aurora, we are less than $2500 from reaching our funding goal. In case you didn't know, this is an 'all-or-nothing' deal, so we can use all the help we can get.

Your tree was BEAUTIFUL!The sounds it made while standing under it were incredible!

Was the low hum and clanking of the metal planned or just and added bonus?With our whole entire camp this was one of our favorite pieces of art this year!

Why don't ya stick your head in that hole and find out? ~pieholePlan for the worst, expect the best. Make the most out of it under any conditions. If you cannot do that you will never enjoy yourself. ~CrispyDave